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BVIAA conducts IAAF Level 1 Certificate Coaching Course

December 13, 2016 by Admin

By BVI Athletics Association

BVI’s participants in the IAAF Level 1 Certificate Coaching Course. Photo: BVIAA/CM Farrington

The BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) held its opening ceremony for an International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Level 1 Certificate Coaching Course at the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) conference room on Monday, December 12, 2016. The sixteen participants on the course which runs through Thursday, Dcember 22, 2016 include: Akeem Lewis, Teymahl Huggins, Owen Telemaque, Burt Dorsette, Orville McMaster, Shamica Glascow, Jennifer King, AnnaBelle Skelton-Malone, Bianca Dougan-Charles, Willis Maduro, Johnt’a Charles, Limiel Hodge, Sanya Penn, Javon Carty, Karene King, and Eustace Freeman

In her remarks, Acting Director of Department of Youth Affairs & Sports (DYAS), Mrs. Brenda Lettsome-Tye stated that the Ministry of Education and Culture under the leadership of the Hon. Myron V. Walwyn is very progressive and committed to the development of sports in the territory. Mrs. Lettsome-Tye commended the BVIAA in its efforts to encourage, develop and support opportunities for the training of coaches which is in line with the Territory’s National Sports Policy’s strategic plan. She added that “the Ministry and DYAS are very pleased to support this effort,” and she encouraged the participants to “learn as much as you can, learn the techniques and learn the skills so that in turn you can impart that to your athletes and in turn develop the standards of the level of BVI Athletics in the Territory.”

Mr. Kevin Gordon, manager of course supporter, Digicel said that he is elated to be a part of everything that the Virgin Islands does. He referred to the success of Athletics in the Caribbean with such coaches as Glen Mills and Steve Francis bringing some super star athletes to the front and that the a trend now is set in the Caribbean where you come to the Caribbean for Track and Field talents such as in sprints and long jump. Mr. Gordon ended his remarks by encouraging the participants to “Learn as much as you can learn from these 12 days of coaching; you can only get better, and Digicel would be happy to support you in any way that we possibly can going forward.”

BVI Athletics Association’s President, Mr. Steve Augustine marked this day as a memorable day for BVI Athletics as the stage is now set for the further creation of competent BVI Coaches. “The BVI Athletics Association, in tandem with the coaching principles of the IAAF, recognizes that if we are to further progress at the world stage in athletics, we must be strategic in our athlete development approach,” he said. The objective of the BVIAA is to qualify coaches involved in the training of young athletes (under 16) by providing them with the skills necessary to teach all the events of athletics. Mr. Augustine further stated that such factors as the importance of an active and dynamic warm up and cool down, healthy diet through nutrition and hydration, rest, relaxation and sleep are all key learning components that are expected from all participants to grasp and understand upon the completion of the course.

In his remarks, Mr. Angel Luis Alicea Rosario, Lecturer of IAAF, Kids Athletic Project Director in Puerto Rico provided the outline of the course set out below. Mr. Rosario as well as Mr. Augustine will be the instructors of the course during the next 12 days. There will be a practical evaluation, final evaluation and written test in order to go to the next level. Mr Rosario said “it is a great commitment and work hard during and after the course.”

Mr. Dag Samuels who chaired the opening ceremony acknowledged the past BVIAA President Mr. Dean Greenaway who was supportive of the IAAF Level 1 Certificate Coaching course initiative.

In closing remarks, Coach Dag Samuel thanked the IAAF for the assistance secured through Athletics Olympic Dividend, the utilization of the DYAS conference room and the support of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Special acknowledgements were made to Digicel and Mourant Ozannes for their contributions to the participants taking part in the 12 day Level 1 Coaching course.

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Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: BVI Athletics Association, BVIAA, IAAF, IAAF CECS Level 1

Junior athletes to benefit from Pole Vault Clinic

December 9, 2016 by Admin

Arianna Hayde, BVIAA coach Ericca Frederick and Jelani Norman. Photo: BVIOC

The BVI Olympic Committee in conjunction with the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) is sending Coach Ericca Frederick and two junior athletes (aged 16-18 years) Mr. Jelani Norman and Ms. Arianna Hayde to represent the British Virgin Islands at the 2016 Association of National Olympic Committees of Eastern Caribbean States (ANOCES) Sports Academy in Grenada.

The Academy will focus on coaching and teaching the fundamentals of the pole vault event which the BVIAA and BVIOC want to have introduced as one of the competitive field sports offered in the British Virgin Islands.

The delegates departed the territory on December 9th, 2016 en route to the Spice Island Grenada until December 18th, 2016.

The programme will be conducted by Mr Jeff Petersmeyer, Director, Cross Country and Track and Field (Jumps and Multi-Event) Coach at San Jose State.

Filed Under: Athletics, BVI Olympic Committee Tagged With: ANOCES, ANOCES Sports Academy, Jeff Petersmeyer

Most Competitive BVI Sunrise Half Marathon Ends With Record Run

December 6, 2016 by Admin

By BVI Mile Split / Dean Greenaway

Grenada’s Renon Radix, center, USVI’s Shane DeeGannes, left and Antigua and Barbuda’s Kalique St. Jean, battling at the 10-miles mark, making it the most competitive race in its 11-year history. Photo: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

It wasn’t the fastest, but definitely the most competitive race in the the 11-year history of the Deloitte-Ogier BVI Sunrise Half Marathon, that ended with St. Thomas’ Ruth Ann David improving her own course record on Saturday.

The men’s pace was set by Grenada’s Renon Radix, Antigua and Barbuda’s Kalique St. Jean and the USVI’s Shane DeGannes, a 3-peat champion who was second last year, battling over the first 10½ miles, before DeGannes was dropped. Radix and St. Jean dueled for anther mile before Radix went clear for the victory.

“I thought the head pack set a decent pace early in the race so it was good going and to the end. I had to work a bit but it was wonderful,” Radix said. “I didn’t know the route so I had to bait someone who did and the Antiguan and I basically stayed with Shane for a while. I knew once you go out and turn, then I would have memorized and mapped the route, because coming back was about six miles. I knew the course then, so it was a bit of waiting, then start injecting a bit of pace and see what they had. It was a cat and mouse game for the last five miles.”

After dropping DeGannes, Radix said he knew St. Jean is a 5000m runner and the last three miles would be a battle. “I don’t know what happened but in the last mile, he just backed off and I took the opportunity to go ahead hard to the finish,” he said after running 1 hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds. “It’s the first time I’ve won a race out of my country so I could care less about time. I’m just happy that I won.”

St. Jean said on the return, the wind was beating in his face and he was trying to stay with the pack, execute a good race and finish strong. “My hamstring started to hurt a bit and I slowed because the pace was hot, hot,” he said after running 1:21.24. “But, I’m happy with my time. It’s a personal best.”

DeGannes said it was a fast race and was glad Radix and St. Jean came. “We ran about a six minute pace going out, those guys made me do all the work, then dropped like a 5:45 around mile 7, 8, and it started rocking,” he said noting he didn’t have Gatorade. “It stared getting faster at mile 10, that’s when those guys started taking off and I just dropped off. Tried my best, but, I couldn’t hang on.”

Julius Farley passed the BVI’s top runner Reuben Stoby and placed fourth. “I didn’t want the girls beating me today – that was my motivation,” he said. “I saw the times they ran which was pretty impressive so I went out and tried my best. I’m surprised and thankful, because Reuben has been beating me all year. After I seized the advantage, I just kept pushing on.”

Stoby who was with the pack for the first two miles, faded to fifth and held off David by .01 at the line. “I’m disappointed and I wasn’t able to keep up after the first two miles – maybe the many races this year took its toll because I ran three minutes off what I ran last year,” he said. “I was at least expecting a personal best if not a victory. So I’m disappointed.”

In the women’s race, St. Thomas’ David and Grenada’s Kinesha Pascal engaged in a duel before the defending champ pulled away to finish sixth overall.

“I wasn’t sure I was going to get here because I had no money,” said an emotional David who crossed the line in 1 hour 30 minutes and 21 seconds to break her course record of 1:30.46 and collected $750 including $250 for taking the record, after an early battle with Grenada’s Kinesha Pascal. “I want people to understand how true and how God will be there for you if you just trust in Him. Don’t trust in people to be there for you, trust in Him to see a way and He’ll always make a way.”

David praised Pascal for helping her performance. “If she wasn’t here, I think it would have been harder for me to keep my pace in the beginning – she helped me to set a good pace,” David noted. “We are running together for about five or six miles and Reuben Stoby too, he also helped.”

Pascal was happy with her 1:32.37 personal best effort. “It’s a great improvement from the 1:37.25 I did at home two weeks ago,” she said, which also improved her 1:34.40 best. “It was the second time I’m running with Ruth and the first over a half marathon. I guess she had a better advantage because she knows the route and it’s my first time, but, I’m happy with my performance.”

Final Results and awards
Men: 1. Renon Radix, Grenada, 1 hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds. 2. Kalique St Jean, Antigua and Barbuda, 1:21:25. 3. Shane DeGannes, USVI, 1:25:28. 4. Julius Farley, 1:27:09. 5. Reuben Stoby, 1:30:20. 6. Guy Williamson, 1:36:48. 7. Curwin Andrews, 1:44:18. 8. Ishwar Persad, 1:46:50. 9. Adrian Dale, 1:47:24. 10. Sam Malpas, 1:49:00. 11. Michael Ennis, 1:49:03. 12. Rodrigo dos Santos, 1:49:26. 13. Guy-Paul Dubois, 1:49:26. 14. Richard Morris, 1:50:29. 15. Owen Walker, 1:55:08. 16. Charles Kerins, 1:56:38. 17. Daniel Mitchell, 1:56:55. 18. Richard Morgan, 1:58:59. 19. Aaron Gardner, 1:59:25. 20. Gabriel Obregon, 2:00:49. 21. Patrick Ormond, 2:02:18. 22. Sergio Dantas, 2:02:58. 23. Shane Donovan, 2:03:35. 24. Ray Wearmouth, 2:07:26. 25. Daniel Russell, 2:08:04. 26. Adrian Dawes, 2:10:34. 27. Dennis Versoza, 2:12:37. 28. David Mathews, 2:25:06. 29. Laurent Keeble-Buckle, 2:30:03. 30. Jonathan Addo, 2:30:43. 31. Edward Alvis, 2:36:06. 32. Bill Kinkead, 2:37:26.

Women: 1. Ruth-Ann David, USVI, 1:30:21 (New course record. Old record, David, 2015, 1:30.46.) 2. Kinesha Pascal, Grenada, 1:32:37. 3. Maria Mays, 1:41:27. 4. Lisa Parfitt, 1:51:43. 5. Rosmond Johnson, 1:56:05. 6. Melisande Rowe, 1:57:09. 7. Katrina Lindsay, 1:58:42. 8. Claudia Ferrari, 1:59:11. 9. Elsa Fonseca, 2:00:21. 10. Gillian Plaxton, 2:01:08. 11. Rachael Mayo Smith, 2:01:46. 12. Becca Knight, 2:02:28. 13. Kay Reddy, 2:09:16. 14. Jenny McIvor, 2:09:49. 15. Janet Lewis, 2:13:17. 16. Deborah Bell, 2:13:36. 17. Anna Kinkead, 2:16:46. 18. Karrina Stead, 2:19:32. 19. Casey McNutt, 2:19:39. 20. Richie Paul, 2:20:51. 21. Rachael Matthews, 2:22:27. 22. Geri Dawes, 2:22:37. 23. Natasha Ruscheinski, 2:23:54. 24. Kerry-Ann dos Santos, 2:23:54. 25. Natasha Gunney, 2:24:05. 26. Laura Malpass, 2:28:30. 27. Simpa Ganadillo, 2:37:26. 28. Brenda Pickering, 2:37:50. 29. Barbara Pinnock-Smith, 2:38:05. 30. Candace A Grant, 2:38:06. 31. Nedy Ador Dioncio, 2:43:30. 32. Claire Santillan, 2:57:13. 33. Ryan Wendt, 2:57:40.

Women Power Walker: 1. Lisa Bridson, 2:48:21. 2. Shirley Liburd, 3:24:21. 3. Sheron Griffith, 3:35:18. 4. Nerissa August, 3:35:18. 5. Kelly Smith, 3:37:05. 6. Patrice Miller, 3:37:05.

Oldest Participant: Bill Kinkead.

Veteran male: Curwin Andrews

Veteran Female: Kay Reddy.

Corporate Cup

1. KPMG Endurance, (Kim Struiken, Russell Crumpler, Chris Farmer), 1:44:28

2. Rawlinson & Hunter/Ogier, (Rebecca Clark, Clifton Struiken, Derek Rawlins), 1:44:27.

3. Harneys 1 (Jessica Broderick, George Weston, Matthew Howson), 1:48:35

4. Runs & Poses – KPMG 1, (Jacques Roux , Lovat Carnelly, Steve Langford), 1:51:35.

5. BDO (Krystal Blackman, Guyp DuBois, Ryan Geluk), 1:56:51.

6. Harneys 3 (Jonathan Addo, Stuart Cullen, Tate Gotosa) 2:11:58.

7. Deloitte (Natasha Rusheinski, Aurelie LeGangneux, Martin Perez), 2:27:40.

8. Baker Tilly (Laurent Keeble-Buckle, Hadley Chilton, Kara McCracken), 2:32:56.

9. Harneys 2 (Rahel Worede, Nadine Joseph, Joanna Hossack), 2:54:35.13.

Team Relay

1. JulesSmith (Chris Smith, Julianne Potgieter), 1:45:24.

2. Brute Squad (Paul and Anjali Mellor) 1:48:42.

3. Tek Dat (Julien Johnson, Adenike Secard, Marvin Flax) 2:08:58.

4. The end of the Boks (Johnnie Bailey, Cayley Smit) 2:15:36.

5. Big Mac (Nylross Jalova, Ravenal Santos, Mitchelle Fos) 2:25:50.

6. Tap it and Run (Ryan Wendt, Odalis Peña) 3:03:41.

Corporate Challenge

1. Carey Olsen (Patrick Ormond, Katrina Lindsay, Rachael Matthews),

Costume – Failing to decide who had the best abs awarded as a group to “The Spartans” (Daniel Mitchell, Guy-Paul Dubois, Rod dos Santos, Gabriel Obregon)

Traveled the Furthest to Participate – Adrian and Geri Dawes (New Jersey)

Spirit of the Event – David Matthews, new runners and PAW fundraiser

Best Water stop – Claire “Turn Point” Burke, Honourable Mentions: Ogier (Music), Sensus (Toga Party), Deloitte (electrolytes!)/VISAR.

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: BVI Sunrise Half Marathon, Deloitte, Ogier, Ogier-Deloitte BVI Sunrise Half Marathon, Renon Radix, Ruth Ann David

Twin athletes sign Letters of Intent with University of Central Florida

November 24, 2016 by Admin

By BVI Athletics Association

Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs sign off letters of intent with the University of Central Florida (UCF). Photo: Provided

Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs sign off letters of intent with the University of Central Florida (UCF). Photo: BVIAA

BV Islanders Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs signed off on letters of intent with the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando last week Tuesday, November 15th, 2016. While furthering their athletic career, Trevia will pursue a Mass Communications Degree while Tynelle will pursue a Psychology Degree with a minor in Coaching at UCF beginning January 2017.

Head coach of UCF Jeannette Bolden said “I’m extremely pleased with the efforts of our staff in recruiting eight young ladies which include twin sisters Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs.’ Bolden further stated “the three joining us in January will have an immediate impact on our team. This is one of the best, balanced recruiting classes at UCF.”

In telephone interviews with BVIAA Public Relations Officer (PRO) Cleave Farrington, both ladies expressed how happy and excited they are to be attending UCF. “We feel it’s a great opportunity, a great family atmosphere and much closer to home and an institution that will focus on them individually.”

Tynelle will continue to focus on her field events in the hammer and discus throws outdoors and the weight throw indoors while Trevia will focus on the discus, shot put and weight throw and possibly the hammer. They expect their distances in the throws will improve significantly at the University of Central Florida.

Coach Angeleta Bernard and Omar Jones expressed their pride in Trevia and Tynelle and wished the twins much success at UCF as they look forward to great things from them. “They have the eagerness, drive and motivation to do very well – with the extra work it will surely pay off,” said the coaches.

BVIAA President Steve Augustine mentioned how proud he is of the twin sisters. “It’s a great accomplishment for the twins joining UCF – a Division 1 college,” he said. Now that they are in a better environment moving from a Junior college to a D1 college, it can only be expected that the intensity of the training and the exposure that they will get would be greater than what they had in Central Arizona.”

Lynelle Gumbs, the biggest fan of her twin daughters stated “it is exciting and it has been a long journey and I thank God for giving them the opportunity. We their family, are so happy that they are sticking together.”

Both twins expressed gratitude to their foundational coaches Mrs. Bernard and Mr. Jones of the Top Notch Track Club, coach Eric Matthias and to their coach Tony Dougherty of Central Arizona Junior College for the significant roles each has played in their development.

The twins also expressed appreciation to everyone in the BVI Community for supporting them in one way or another on their long journey. They are excited to compete in the NCAA and intend to show everyone what they are made of as they continue to make the BVI proud.

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: BVI Athletics, Trevia Gumbs, Tynelle Gumbs, University of Central Florida

McMaster signs Letter of Intent with the University of Florida

November 17, 2016 by Admin

By BVIAA

BVIAA President Steve Augustine, Anthony McMaster, father of Kyron McMaster and Coach Dag Samuel displaying signed letter of intent for the University of Florida. Photo: BVIAA

BVIAA President Steve Augustine, Anthony McMaster (father), Kyron McMaster and Coach Dag Samuel displaying Kyron’s signed letter of intent for the University of Florida. Photo: BVIAA

BV Islander, and the territory’s first IAAF World Jr. Championship 400m hurdle bronze medalist, Kyron McMaster signed off on a letter of intent with the University of Florida (UF) on Thursday November 16th at the A.O. Shirley Recreational Grounds. Kyron will pursue a Business Management Degree while furthering his athletic career at the University of Florida beginning August 2017.

At the brief ceremony, BVI Athletics Association’s President, Steve Augustine during his remarks mentioned Kyron’s great accomplishments as an athlete who works really hard on the track by putting in the time and effort, and most specifically his bronze medal at the IAAF World Jr Championship earlier this year in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He further commented “Kyron has the potential to make it on the world stage and we expect to see that happen along with him attaining his degree; two goes hand in hand.”

Mr. Anthony McMaster, father of Kyron expressed “He was born to run, since he started at 4, he never stopped, he stuck with it.” His signing is a great opportunity and exciting one for his son and their family. Mr. McMaster made mention of Kyron’s coach Mr. Dag Samuel instrumental in his son’s achievement. Mr. McMaster further encouraged his son to keep focused and said, “While it is your legs that allowed you to reach this stage of your life, you must also allow your brain to do what it needs to do, education will take you through life.”

In Kyron’s remarks, he expressed how happy and excited he is to be attending the University of Florida. “I feel that Florida can get me to that level where I can become an Olympic Champion and a world record holder.” He was offered placement from approximately 7 other major Universities but felt that the University of Florida is the best option to further develop him in hurdles.

In closing remarks, Coach Dag Samuel commented on how very proud he is of his athlete Kyron for his great achievement. “It took 24 years to get an athlete to the University of Florida and I hope there will be more BVI athletes in the future,” he said.

Mr. Samuels stated that Kyron always wanted to go the University of Florida despite also visiting Clemson and LSU. Coach Samuels further commented that the staff of the University of Florida while looking at Kyron at the World Jr Championships in Poland, concluded that Kyron can be the next world record holder in the hurdles because of his rhythm and his cadence with the hurdles.

Coach Dag is confident and stated “We will have a national champion that is a world record holder in the British Virgin Islands within the next 2 to 3 years.”

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: BVI Athletics Association, Kyron McMaster, University of Florida

21st College Classic Series ends with record run

November 16, 2016 by Admin

Sam Potgieter, #5, blasts out en route to his second One Mile Division this time running 6:33.87. Photo: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

By BVIMilesplit/Dean Greenaway
While Reuben Stoby and Rosmond Johnson were securing a repeat of their respective Mourant Ozannes College Classic Series titles, young Sam Potgieter was stealing the show with another record run to close the One Mile Division.

Potgieter lowered the 6 minutes 34.56 seconds time he ran on Oct., 2 to 6:33.87, to wrap up the series unbeaten and claimed the One Mile title.

Stoby was the overall 2 Miles winner in 11:23.39 while Johnson took the Women’s Division in 14:30.69.

“I came out hoping to run a bit faster and I went out hard and tried to beat the crowd, but on the hills, I slowed a lot,” Stoby noted. “I ended up running 11:23, just around my personal best on this course, but I’m not too disappointed though. It’s within what I should be running at this time and it’s a warm up for the BVI Half Marathon in early December. The series was part of speed work and this week I only did long runs, so, I’m very happy for today’s run.”

Johnson said her plan was to win the final race. “I had been doing a little speed training and tried to run up hills a little,” she said. “I made up my mind this morning that I’m not going to lose today. I did two races and missed one when I went away on holidays. I won the first one and this is my second victory, which made me the series overall winner.”

Zebalon McLean who ran in the first College Classic Series race on Oct. 19, 1996, has only missed seven races and has participated in the series for 20 of it’s 21 years of existence. “I’m glad to see that is has been carried-not by athletes-but by regular people who comes out for the exercise,” he said. “I think the one unique thing about the College Classic Series is that it offers something for everyone, walkers, runners, joggers-even people who are not interested in running would come out because you have this camaraderie and you have the company of other people to pull you along.”

Final Results.

One Mile (Under 9 & 11),
Boys: 1. Sam Potgieter, 6:33.87 (New Record. Old Record, Potgieter, 6:34.56, Oct 2, 2016). 2. Charlie Potgeiter, 7:06.04. 3. Niklaus Vorgel, 7:27.97. 4. Antuwn Maduro, 7:39.15. 5. Jalem Cameron, 7:39.43. 6. Latriel Williams, 7:55.39. 7. Malik Christopher, 8:00.34. 8. Connor Chalwell, 8:44.87. 9. Caleb Quayle, 9:06.36. 10. Seun Frett, 11:49.86. 11. Lemuel George, 12:00.53. 12. Zaviyon Beazer, 12:40.52. 13. Joshua Tobin, 13:41.09. 14. Oliver Tobin, 14:08.87. 15. D’Mari Malone, 14:26.90. 16. D’Moi Malone, 15:27.30. 17. Eli Ghiorse, 16:40.00.

Girls: 1. Asia McMaster, 7:55.92. 2. Nejma Robinson, 7:56.95. 3. Martha Killourhy, 8:48.73. 4. Olivia Quayle, 8:58.53. 5. Taryn Augustine, 9:13.71. 6. M’Kenzii Crabbe, 9:39.69. 7. Jomauria Levon, 9:45.28. 8. Lily Smit, 9:45.99. 9. Sofia Chilton, 9:51.23. 10. Kijana Callwood, 10:50.56. 11. Amarisa McLauren, 11:12.73. 12. Ava Ghiorse, 11:13.11. 13. Elizabeth Ormond, 11:32.32. 14. Amelie Tobin, 12:12.33. 15. Princess Vergel, 12:12.90. 16. Nia Wallace, 12:20.09. 17. Raina Chalwell, 12:37.23. 18. Subrena Gayle, 12:37.62. 19. Fantasia Reid, 12:40.23. 20. Z’Hara Mclean, 13:13.35. 21. Jardiana McLean, 13:26.20. 22. Alea Williamson, 14:48.12. 23. Chanecia Pinnock, 15:48.85.

Two Mile
Men: 1. Reuben Stoby, 11:23.39. 2. Julius Farley, 11:48.16. 3. Samuel Romney, 11:48.94. 4. Patrick Ormond, 13:49.81. 5. Adrian Dale, 14:20.46. 6. Ikyjah Williams, 14:29.65. 7. Claudius Rhymer, 14:43.86. 8. Keven Nisbett, 15:09.31. 9. Jayden Augustine, 15:09.53. 10. Marcus Butler Jr., 15:36.66. 11. Reu Rhymer, 15:41.54. 12. Alric Smith, 15:45.03. 13. Malik Romney, 16:10.49. 14. Chad Willock, 16:15.03. 15. Jerry Thomas, 16:31.85. 16. Luther Butler, 16:43.62. 17. Zebalon McLean, 18:15.05. 18. John Cullimore, 18:24.74. 19. Howard Moore, 18:38.39. 20. Kadeem Hackshaw, 18:41.41. 21. Elvette Dore Sr., 18:51.51. 22. Hargeli Harrigan, 19:10.13. 23. Jim Cullimore, 19:39.51. 24. Hadley Chilton, 19:51.68. 25. N’Khoy Stoutt, 20:54.62. 26. Bill Kinkead, 21:28.98. 27. Jordan Dawson, 22:22.49. 28. Barry Leon, 23:54.83 29. Kyan Robinson, 25:14.41. 30. Matai Frett, 28:52.62.

Women: 1. Rosmond Johnson, 14:30.69. 2. Kay Reddy,16:17.08. 3. Laura Dore,17:09.55. 4. Jahtivya Williams,17:30.01. 5. Sarah Carroll,17:38.50. 6. Philomena Robertson, 18:26.79. 7. Amy Quayle, 19:36.28. 8. Akeela McMaster, 20:37.61. 9. Shirley Liburd, 22:03.49. 10. Michelle Dennis, 23:24.37. 11. Cardella McMillan, 26:39.52. 12. Denise Frett, 29:57.06. 13. Natasha Chalwell, 30:05.08.

Cross Country (Team Categories)
Primary Schools Teams: Cedar School Primary (CS), Francis Lettsome Primary (FLPS), Joyce Samuel Primary (JSPS), Pelican Gate (PG), Willard Wheatley (WWPS). 1..M’Khori Crabbe (JSPS), 16:31.28. 2. Jahshani Farrington (FLPS), 16:39.62. 3. Angel Beato (JSPS), 18:07.40. 4.Jahnare Farrington (FLPS), 21:29.23. 5. Kavon Wheatley (FLPS), 21:45.64. 6. Kianjah Roberts (JSPS-1), 21:51.56. 7. Makeda Gumbs (JSPS-1), 22:00.47. 8. Jayden Fahie (JSPS2), 22:30.68. 9. Jesse Cockburn (JSPS-1), 22:50.65 10. Anjeni Benjamin (JSPS-1), 22:52.52. 11. Jessimee Estridge (FLPS), 25:15.74. 12. Cheyanne Castello (FLPS), 26:38.59. 13. Litzy Beato (JSPS2), 29:20.13. 14. Sanjay Henry (JSPS1), 30:58.78. 15. Anica Penn (JSPS2), 32:00.30.

Points: 1. Joyce Samuel Primary Team 1, 33 2. Francis Lettsome, 34 . 3. Joyce Samuel Primary Team-2, 53 (4 participants).
Secondary Schools Team: Cedar School (CS), Elmore Stoutt Carlisle House (C), St. Georges (St.G): 1. Aria Creque (CS), 32:02.35
Points: By Teams/Houses: 1. Cedar School.

Service Clubs: Rotaract Club (RC), Rotary of Road Town (RR), Rotary Sunrise of Road Town (RS), Rotary of Tortola, (RT): 1. 1. Michael Killourhy (RT), 12:45.40. 2. Saungie Liburd (RC), 15:04.75. 3. StacyAnn Wynter (RT), 16:33.05. 4. Devon Letteen (RS), 17:20.57. 5. Vanessa King (RT), 17:25.87. 6. Tamara Cameron (RS), 18:27.03. 7. Adenike Flax(RS), 18:59.92. 8. Marvin Flax(RS), 19:09.49. 9. Henry Creque (RT), 19:09.84. 10. Richard Parsons (RR), 20:04.05. 11. Allison Gumbs (RC), 20:17.03. 12. Audley Maduro (RT), 21:14.75. 13. Jevaughn Rymer (RC), 22:15.76. 14. Monique Peters(RS), 22:58.81 15. Nadine Joseph (RT), 28:59.21.

Points: 1. Rotary of Tortola, 30. 2. Rotary of Road Town Sunrise, 39. 3. Rotaract, 26 (3 participants). 4. Rotary of Road Town, 10 (1 participant).

Community Partners: BVI Swim Team (BVISWIM), Cedar School Parents/Teachers (CSPTA), Digicel (D), H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Joyce Samuel Parent/Teachers (JSPTA), Montessori Parent/Teachers (MPTA), Peligan Gate Parent/Teacher (PGPTA). 1. Kedrick Matthews (Digicel), 13:47.06. 2. Brendon Menton (DIG), 15:43.79. 3. Anna Kinkead (CPTA), 16:29.22. 4. Matthew Cockburn (JSPTA), 17:05.09. 5. Martin Cherry (HLSCC), 18:17.46. 6. Elizabeth Buratti Clifton (MPTA), 19:35.92. 7. Garfield Nieta (MPTA), 19:48.70. 8. Juliane Potgieter (MPTA), 22:01.62. 9. Michelle Vergel (PGPTA), 22:24.95. 1. Alcurt Mitchell (PGPTA), 23:19.70. 1. Tricha Mitchell (PGPTA), 24:12.34. 12. Cydrena Roberts (PGPTA), 24:30.28. 13. Adas Sanesez (PGPTA), 25:13.24. 14. Kevin Gordan (Digicel), 27:40.95. 15. Lynette Gumbs(PGPTA), 29:17.96. 16. Swain Henry(Digicel), 30:40.84. 17. Bernice Magloire (Digicel), 30:56.86.

Points: 1. Digicel, 48. 2. Pelican Gate PTA, 55. 3. Montersorri PTA, 21 (3 participants). 4. Cedar School PTA, 3 (1 participant). 5. Joyce Samuel PTA, 4 (1 participant). 6. HLSCC, 5 (1 participant).

Full Overall Awards Results (Based on three out of four races)

Overall Male: 1. Reuben Stoby (2nd consecutive) 2. Julius Farley, 3. Samuel Romney.

Overall Female: 1. Rosmond Johnson, 2. Kay Reddy & Laura Dore, 3. Philomena Robertson.

Overall One Mile Male: 1. Sam Potgieter (NR: 6:33.87), 2. Charlie Potgieter. 3. Rush Broderick & Malik Christopher.

Overall One Mile Female: 1. Asia McMaster, 2. Olivia Quayle, 3. Martha Killourhy.

U9 (One mile) Male: 1. Charlie Potgieter, 2. Malik Christopher, 3. Latriel Williams.

U9 (One mile) Female: 1. M’Kenzi Crabbe, 2. Taryn Augustine, 3. Chanecia Pinnock.

U11 Male: 1. Sam Potgieter, 2. Rush Broderick. 3. Kael Chalwell.

U11 Female: 1. Asia McMaster, 2. Olivia Quayle, 3. Martha Killourhy.

U13 Male: 1. Jaden Augustine. 2. Matai Frett.

U13 Female: 1. Jahtivya Williams. 2. Akeela McMaster. 3. Abriel Magloire.

U15 Male: 1. Wanyae Belle & Ikyjah Williams. 2. Malik Romney

U17 Male: 1. Samuel Romney. 2. Reu Rhymer

20-29 Female: 1. Michelle Dennis

30-39 Male: 1. Reuben Stoby, 2. Julius Farley, 3. Patrick Ormond.

30-39 Female: 1. Amy Quayle.

40-49 Male: 1. Zebalon McLean, 2. Claudius Rhymer.

40-49 Female: 1. Rosmond Johnson, 2. Philomena Robertson, 3. Laura Dore.

50-59 Male: 1. Adrian Dale, 2. Elvette Dore Sr.

50-59 Female: 1. Kay Reddy, 2. Sophia Dabbs.

60+ Male: 1. Howard Moore. 2. Jim Cullimore, 2. William “Bill” Kinkead.

60+ Female: 1. Shirley Liburd.

Cross Country; Primary: 1. Joyce Samuel Primary-1. 2. Francis Lettsome Primary, 3. Joyce Samuel Primary-2. Secondary: 1: Cedar School Service Club: 1. Rotary of Tortola (12th consecutive), 2. Rotary of Road Town Sunrise, 3. Rotaract Community Partners: 1. Digicel, 2. Cedar Parents/Staff, 3. Pelican Gate PTA.

Outstanding Male Primary: M’Khori Crabbe (Joyce Samuel Primary) Outstanding Female Primary: Makeda Gumbs (Joyce Samuel Primary) Outstanding Male Secondary: Sean Wong (Cedar) Outstanding Female Secondary: Tola Broderick (Cedar) Outstanding Male Service Club: Michael Killourhy (Rotary of Tortola) Outstanding Female Service Club: Saungie Liburd (Rotract Club) Outstanding Male Community Partners: Kedrick Matthew (Digicel) Outstanding Female Community Partners: Juliane Potgieter (Montessori PTA)

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Mourant Ozannes College Classic Series, Reuben Stoby, Rosmond Johnson

Stoby wins battle against Farley in race 4 of Ceres 10K

October 12, 2016 by Admin

By VINO

Runners set off for the CERES 10K Series – PRISON BREAK 10K – OCTOBER 8, 2016. Photo: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Meeting for the first time in a 10K after their duel in June when Julius Farley upset defending champion Reuben J. A. Stoby, the two rivals duked it out again on Saturday October 8, 2016 in the fourth race of the Ceres Juices 10K Series on Beef Island.

On the distaff side, Katrina Lindsay won the battle with Rosmond Johnson.

Farley set the early pace and enjoyed a lead of about 50 metres before Stoby reeled him in after two miles and then pulled away shortly after the turnaround to win in 40:06. Farley finished second in 41:15 while Guy Williamson took third in 45:16.

Mark Harrison was fourth and Adrian Dale fifth.

Both Farley and Stoby have two wins and a second place finish, with the final race of the series on November 5, 2016 being the deciding encounter.

Meanwhile, Lindsay won the race heading up the hills to the prison after Rosmond Johnson gave up the lead.

Lindsay clocked 51:58 while Johnson placed second in 53: 09. Third was Rachel Mayo-Smith in 55:07.

Fourth and fifth were Kay Reddy and Debbie Bell respectively.

Prizes were presented to the top 5 male and female finishers, compliments of Proudly African.

Full results

MEN

1. Reuben Stoby, 40:06. 2. Julius Farley, 41:15. 3. Guy Williamson, 45:16. 4. Mark Harrison, 49:38. 5. Adrian Dale, 50:11. 6. Ishwar Persad, 52:50. 7. Richard Morris, 53:49. 8. Dennis Versoza, 55:16. 9. Claudius Rymer, 55:43. 10. Sergio Dantas, 59:20. 11. Dennis Delacruz, 1:03:17. 12. Howard Moore, 1:04:48. 13. Ruairi Bourke, 1:08:45. 14. Tim Prudhoe, 1:11:22. 15. William Kinkead, 1:18:05. 16. Max Adams, 1:26:49. 17. Michael Worrell, 1:29:32.

WOMEN

1. Katrina Lindsay, 51:58. 2. Rosmond Johnson, 53:09. 3. Rachael Mayo-Smith, 55:07. 4. Kay Reddy, 56:22. 5. Debbie Bell, 56:36. 6. Rhiannon Jones, 58:29. 7. Anna Kinkead, 59:11. 8. Karrina Stead, 1:00:56. 9. Sarah Hayes, 1:01:54. 10. Philomena Robertson, 1:03:27. 11. Sarah Caroll, 1:06:04. 12. Claire Santillan, 1:12:24. 13. Mary Macayanan, 1:13:04. 14. Claire Burke, 1:13:50. 15. Nedy Ador Dionicio, 1:14:36. 16. Amy Quayle, 1:14:47. 17. Christane Matos, 1:14:50. 18.= Rovelyn Dimaala, Mitchelle Jalova, 1:32:39.

WALKERS:

Shirley Liburd, 1:59:00.

4 MILE COURSE

Michael Fay 47:33.

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: 22nd International Optimist Regatta, Ceres Juice 10K Series, Katrina Lindsay, Reuben Stoby, Rosmond Johnson

Rotary Sunrise, Rotary of Tortola finish in dramatic tie

October 6, 2016 by Admin

By BVI Mile Split /Dean Greenaway

Philomena "Philo" Robertson, leads a pack on the College Classic Series Course PHOTO by Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

Philomena “Philo” Robertson, leads a pack on the College Classic Series Course. Photo: Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

While Gayle Lindsay, a former 400/800m was on holiday visiting her twin sister and churning out a victory in the process and Reuben Stoby was continuing his winning ways, the Rotary Sunrise Club was putting the pedal to the metal to tie defending champions Rotary Club of Tortola, who hadn’t lost a Service Clubs Cross Country race in the last 11 seasons of the Mourant Ozannes College Classic Series.

In pulling off the surprise performance, Rotary Sunrise, placed four of its runners in the top six, to score 38 points and tied the Rotary Club of Tortola who also had 38.

“One of the most exciting part of the race was in two particular areas – the One Mile Division and the Service Clubs Cross Country division,” noted race director Stephanie Russ Penn. “Sam Potgieter continues to dominate the event running a tremendous mile in 6 minutes and 34.2 seconds, improving on the 6:42.2 he ran in the first race. Then, something we haven’t seen before, the Rotary Club Sunrise pushing the Rotary Club of Tortola. They came out really strong this race No. 2 and that added a little fire to that category, because it’s up in the air as to who will be the overall champion as they are now closer then they’ve even been with the Rotary Club of Tortola leading by one. So, I’m excited to see what will happen next and looking forward to the season as it progresses.”

In the 2 Miles race, Lindsay ran a time of 13 minutes and 38.50 seconds as the fastest woman and placed fifth overall of all the 175 entrants in the segment.

“I don’t think I’ve run two miles before but I can run a mile under six minutes,” Lindsay said. “It was a good race and the course was nice-a nice downhill on the way back. It was nice to have a good turnout with all the kids and different age groups. A nice race.”

Overall winner and defending champ Stoby was first across the line in 11:28.56.

“I was hoping to chase the record but I had a really poor start, didn’t get to start my watch properly, several persons were in front of me and it took a while to really get into my stride so that sort of affected me,” Stoby explained, noting that he’ll have to get out faster next time. “I try not to go too hard because I still have to worry about the hill, so I don’t want to got that route, but, apparently, I’ll have to do that just to get away from the bunch.”

Race Results

ONE MILE (Under 9 & 11)
Boys: 1. Sam Potgieter, 6:34.56. 2. Malik Christopher. 6:58.20. 3. Kael Chalwell, 7:06.41. 4. Jahneal Frett, 7:07.40. 5. Charlie Potgieter, 7:10.20. 6. Jahnear Frett, 7:25.53. 7. Rush Broderick, 7:31.50. 8. Latriel Williams, 7:36.97. 9. Niklaus Vorgel, 7:41.19. 10. Antuwn Maduro, 7:41.71. 11. Roman Nibbs, 8:17.94. 12. Graton Grant, 8:32.65. 13. Caleb Quayle, 8:34.12. 14. Shamoi Dore, 9:23.32. 15. Connor Chalwell, 9:24.12. 16. Koida Lake, 9:36.60. 17. Barnaby Killourhy, 9:53.33. 18. Zaed Chalwell, 10:01.10. 19. Zaviyon Beazer, 10:01.99. 20. Samuel Sorrentino, 10:34.43. 21. Joshua Tobin, 11:27.15. 22. Oliver Tobin, 11:29.67. 23. Seun Frett, 11:58.72. 24. T’Cari John, 11:59.16. 25. William Sorrentino, 12:33.97. 26. Alex Sorrentino, 15:25.33. (Also participating: Danny Henderson, and Jamal Harry.)

Girls: 1.Asia McMaster, 8:06.10. 2. Nejma Robinson, 8:07.68. 3. Chanecia Pinnock, 8:23.40. 4. Martha Killourhy, 8:35.28. 5. Olivia Quayle, 8:36.69. 6. Kassa Lake, 9:14.31. 7. Taryn Augustine, 9:41.15. 8. Sofia Chilton, 9:59.75. 9. Jomauria Levon, 10:24.53. 10. M’kenzii Crabbe10:26.16. 11. Destiny Davis, 10:32.48. 12. Amelie Tobin, 10:35.18. 13. Elizabeth Ormond, 10:37.37. 14. Alea Williamson, 10:51.63. 15. Raina Chalwell, 11:42.53. 16. Kijana Callwood, 11:43.11. 17. Kei Lake, 11:50.95. 18. Nia Wallace, 11:52.77. 19. Amarisa McLauren, 11:59.79. 20. Olivia Plaxton, 12:05.00. 21. Reidiance Donovan, 12:11.50. 22. Lorelei Esser, 12:15.96. 23. Michaela Hastings, 12:20.56. 24. Catrin Jones, 12:21.36

Click for Complete 1 Mile Race Results

TWO MILE:
Open Men: 1. Reuben Stoby, 11:28.56. 2. Julius Farley, 12:09.86. 3. Samuel Romney, 12:10.35. 4. Zebalon McLean, 13:26.82. 5. Adrian Dale, 14:02.17. 6. Patrick Ormond, 14:27.61. 7. Reu Rhymer, 14:36.63. 8. Claudius Rhymer, 14:38.23. 9. Donald Stone, 14:56.55. 10. Luka Chalwell, 15:17.92. 11. Jayden Augustine, 15:48.46. 12. Wanyae Belle, 15:50.90. 13. Chris Potgieter, 15:54.88. 14. Alric Smith, 15:56.89. 15. Chad Willock, 16:16.36. 16. Jerry Thomas, 16:28.74. 17. Elvette Dore Sr., 17:15.28. 18. Greg Romney, 17:34.83. 19. John Cullimore, 18:08.37. 20. Aaron Harry, 18:32.63. 21. Howard Moore, 19:32.22. 22. Jim Cullimore, 20:28.50. 23. Owen Graham, 20:53.92. 24. Bill Kinkead, 22:08.06. 25. Michael Fay, 23:47.07. 26. Barry Leon, 23:47.50. 27. Matai Frett, 28:24.28.

Open Females: 1. Gayle Lindsay, 13:38.50. 2. Claire Banks, 14:46.08. 3. Katrina Lindsay, 14:47.43. 4. Gillian Plaxton, 15:09.43. 5. Kay Reddy, 16:25.18. 6. Philomena Robertson, 17:12.18. 7. Jahtivya Williams, 17:33.52. 8. Zoe Bickerton, 18:09.05. 9. Sarah Duncan, 18:17.93. 10. Angela Burnett-Penn, 18:41.72. 11. Laura Dore, 19:49.69. 12. Debbie Dagou, 19:57.34. 13. Clair Burke, 20:09.18. 14. Rosa Alderto, 20:59.99. 15. Claire Santillan, 21:24.74. 16. Akeela McMaster, 21:27.25. 17. Amy Quayle, 21:33.28. 18. Lynelle Gumbs, 22:24.95. 19. Shirley Liburd, 22:29.35. 20. Khiayah Doward, 23:26.13. 21. Abriel Magloire, 23:34.47. 22. Michelle Dennis, 24:15.06. 23. Sophie Dabbs, 24:51.32. 24. Denise Frett, 30:04.72. 25. Lee-Ann Hall, 33:00.61. 26. Jennifer Thomas, 33:31.62.

Click for Complete 2 Mile Race Results

Cross Country
Primary Schools Teams: Cedar School Primary (CS), Francis Lettsome Primary (FLPS), Joyce Samuel Primary (JSPS), Pelican Gate (PG), Willard Wheatley (WWPS) 1. M’khori Crabbe (JSPS), 17:08.99. 2. Jahshani Farrington (FLPS), 17:22.99. 3. Kianjah Roberts (JSPS), 20:43.90. 4. Makeda Gumbs (JSPS), 20:44.10. 5. Jesse Cockburn (JSPS), 20:46.18. 6. Jahnare Farrington (FLPS), 21:30.96. 7. Jessimee Estridge (FLPS), 22:18.91. 8. Kavon Wheatley (FLPS), 22:48.09. 9. Jahmarley Frett (WWPS), 22:48.36. 10. Rickie Haywood (FLPS), 22:58.54. 11. Jayden Fahie (JSPS), 23:06.73. 12. Angel Beato (JSPS), 23:24.67. 13. Cheyanne Castello (FLPS), 24:22.07. 14. Anica Penn (JSPS), 25:17.28. 15. Shinique Robin (JSPS), 27:01.90. 16. Sanjay Henry (JSPS), 27:20.15. 17. Kjornni Daniel (JSPS), 27:31.03. 18. Litzy Beato (JSPS), 27:31.24. 19. Alexander Frett (WWPS), 30:55.66.

Points: 1. Joyce Samuel Primary Team 1, 19.  2. Francis Lettsome, 33.  3. Joyce Samuel Primary Team 2, 65. 4. Willard Wheatley, 25 (2 participants).

Secondary Schools Teams: Cedar School (CS), Elmore Stoutt Carlisle House (C), St. Georges (St.G): 1. Liam Blok (CS), 12:40.07. 2. Sean Wong (CS), 16:18.74. 3. Tola Broderick (CS), 19:51.32. 4. Johannes Blok (CS), 27:34.56

Points: By Teams/Houses: 1. Cedar School

Service Clubs
Rotaract Club (RC), Rotary of Road Town (RR), Rotary Sunrise of Road Town (RS), Rotary of Tortola, (RT): Michael Killourhy (RT), 12:34.14, 2. Saungie Liburd (RC), 14:40.67. 3. Stacy-Ann Wynter (RT), 16:54.64. 4. Marvin Flax (RS), 18:14.22. 5. Adenike Flax (RS), 18:38.27. 6. Tamara Cameron (RS), 19:00.97. 7. Allison Gumbs (RC), 20:38.86. 8. Audley Maduro (RT), 21:31.88. 9. Jevaughn Rymer (RC), 21:53.27. 10. Richard Parsons (RR), 22:06.91. 11. Sonjah Thompson (RS), 22:34.11. 12. Patrick Thompson (RS), 22:34.43. 13. Monique Peters (RS), 24:46.48. 14. Jolly-Lou Schwartz (RT), 25:24.47. 15. Selwyn Dawson (RC), 26:44.05. 16. Mitsy Ellis (RT), 27:51.75

Points:  1. Rotary of Sunrise, 33. 2. Rotary of Tortola, 38.  2. Rotaract, 24 (3 participants). 4. Rotary of Road Town, 10 (1 participant)

Community Partners
BVI Swim Team (BVISWIM), Cedar School Parents/Teachers (CSPTA), Digicel (D), H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Joyce Samuel Parent/Teachers (JSPTA), Limitless Fitness (LF), Montessori Parent/Teachers (MPTA), Pelican Gate Parent/Teacher (PGPTA).
1. Kedrick Matthew (DIG), 13:37.75. 2. Al Broderick (Cedar PTA), 14:19.62. 3. Juliane Potgieter (MPTA), 14:45.55. 4. Jessica Broderick (CPT), 15:24.59. 5. Anna Kinkead (CPT), 16:35.64. 6. Rhiannon Jones (CPT), 16:40.47. 7. Earle Henry (HLSCC), 18:21.18. 8. Matthew Cockburn (JPTA), 18:28.84. 9. Elizabeth Buratti (MPTA), 20:42.56. 10. Ariana Forbes (LF), 20:48.90. 11. Chris Graham (CPT), 20:53.99. 12. Martin Cherry (HLSCC), 21:16.90. 13. Erika Creque (LF), 21:31.33. 14. Lenette Lewis (HLSCC), 22:21.69. 15. Daryl Flanders (HLSCC), 22:30.43. 16. Christine Esser (MPTA), 23:12.51. 17. Vergel Meachel (PGPTA), 23:45.87. 18. Agustus Pond (DIG), 23:46.73. 19. Orlandette Crabbe (JPTA), 28:22.36. 20. Bernice Magloire (DIG), 29:25.74. 21. Sean Henry (JPTA), 29:48.46. 22. Marian Blok (CPT), 30:05.73. 23. Myron Hastings (PGPTA), 30:55.91. 24. Andrea Grant (JPTA), 31:22.25. 25. Isis Daniel (JPTA), 31:59.63. 26. Beverly Cupid (DIG), 33:25.57. 27. Mark Jones (CPTA), 38:21.25

Points: 1. Cedar School PTA Team-1, 43.  2. Joyce Samuel PTA, 95. 3. HLSCC, 48 (4 participants), 4. Digicel, 64 (4 participants). 5. Montessori PTA, 28 (3 participant).   6. Pelican Gate PTA, 39 (2 participants).

For more information about the race series, please contact Mrs. Russ Penn, 852-7216.

OCTOBER
15 HLSCC Race Series -Race 2 – VG Valley, Virgin Gorda
22 HLSCC Race Series- Race 3- Tor Paraquita Bay, Tortola

NOVEMBER
5 HLSCC Race Series -Race 3 – VG – FINALE Valley, Virgin Gorda
12 HLSCC Race Series- Race 4- TOR- FINALE Paraquita Bay, Tortola

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Mourant Ozannes College Classic Series, Reuben Stoby

Stoby, Brownsdon win College Classic Series opening race

September 28, 2016 by Admin

By VINO

Winners of the opening College Classic Series race on Virgin Gorda, Reuben J. A. Stoby (left) and Kathleen Brownsdon. Photo: Provided

Some 37 runners, including two from Tortola, took to the start line for the opening race of the College Classic Series on Virgin Gorda on Saturday September 24, 2016.

Reuben J. A. Stoby registered a personal best in taking victory while Kathleen Brownsdon was first for females.

Stoby ran a blistering pace to complete the two-mile distance in 10:38.23, smashing his personal best of 11:22.

“I came here to run under eleven minutes and am so excited to have run that personal best time,” said Stoby, who found himself coming just 10 seconds short of the course record, 10:28.1.

“I had no idea what the record was and I just wanted to run under 11 minutes. I ran a personal best 11:22 last year on Tortola so to now run more than 40 seconds faster is quite remarkable,” said Stoby.

Finishing a surprise second was youngster Aaron Leslie who clocked 11:33.3, while veteran road runner Emrol Amsterdam took third in 11:50.1.

Marlon Felix (12:32.1) and Deron Leslie (12:49.8) were fourth and fifth respectively.

Meanwhile, Brownsdon’s time was 14:08.1. Mariah Christian took second in 14:38.2 and J’Sally O’Neal third in 16:09.4.

‘Marathon woman’ Philomena Robertson traveled over from Tortola and recorded a fourth place finish in 16:23.9 .

The next race of the College Classic Series on Virgin Gorda is October 15, 2016.

Full results can be accessed on Webscorer.

Filed Under: Athletics Tagged With: Reuben Stoby, Virgin Gorda College Classic Series

Third Physical Literacy workshop to help develop youth in sports

September 27, 2016 by Admin

Group work at the launch of the Long Term Athlete Development and Physical Literacy workshop in February 2016. Photo: BVIOC

The third Physical Literacy workshop is underway, running from September 27 – 28 at the Fort Burt Hotel Conference room.

The workshop, organized by the BVI Olympic Committee and conducted by Drew Mitchell, Director of Physical Literacy for the Sport for Life Society in Canada, is directed at sports coaches and representatives of the territory’s national sport federations as well as day-care and pre-school teachers and managers, health care providers and elderly care givers.

“Physical literacy is the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life.” – The International Physical Literacy Association, May 2014

Research shows that without the development of Physical Literacy, many children and youth withdraw from physical activity and sport and turn to more inactive and/or unhealthy choices during their leisure time.

Miss Beverlie Brathwaite, an Education Officer attached to the Ministry of Education sees Physical Literacy as a positive vehicle to champion the cause for a healthier nation and success in the classroom.

“Just as there are basic skills in literacy and numeracy which, when mastered, help students to become competent and motivated, we now know that there are basic skills in movement which have the same effect on students’ confidence, competence and motivation. Also, since there is growing research evidence of the positive link between physical activity and academic success, we see this exposure to Physical Literacy as a gateway to both healthy lives and academic success for our students.”

This workshop aims to also give assistance to the selected sports of Football, Rugby, Tennis, Sailing, Basketball, Athletics, Archery and Swimming as they continue the task to complete a Long Term Athlete Development pathway for their sport.

The first session took place in February and covered the key factors pertinent to athlete development and the 5 basic ‘S’s of training and performance – Stamina (Endurance), Strength, Speed, Skill, and Suppleness (Flexibility).

The second session, which took place in May, focused on discussing the project outlines in the areas of Sport, Health and Education that followed on from the first workshop.

The Physical Literacy Workshops are supported by the Sport for Life Society of Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC), the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Health.

Filed Under: Athletics, Basketball, BVI Olympic Committee, Football, Rugby, Sailing, Swimming, Tennis Tagged With: BVI Olympic Committee, Canadian Olympic Committee, Long-Term Athlete Development, Physical Literacy, Sport for Life Society of Canada